Wimbledon Celebrates Indian Cinema With Vijay Tribute

MUMBAI (IANS)- Tamil star Thalapathy Vijay was honored at the Wimbledon Championships, marking an unprecedented crossover of cinema and sport. Wimbledon paid tribute to Indian cinema for the very first time during the finals, where Jannik Sinner emerged victorious in an electrifying clash against Carlos Alcaraz.

As the crowd roared and Centre Court witnessed history, Wimbledon’s official social media handle dropped a surprise post that sent fans into a frenzy. The visual mirrored the Republic Day poster of Vijay’s upcoming movie, ‘Jana Nayagan’. Sinner struck a powerful selfie pose with his trophy, echoing Vijay’s own image from the film’s teaser art. The post was aptly captioned “The First Roar,” inspired by the thunderous background music composed by Anirudh Ravichander.

This unprecedented move marks the first time Wimbledon has saluted an Indian actor and film, making ‘Jana Nayagan’ the first Indian cinematic reference to be immortalized by the historic sports institution.

The film, produced by Venkat K. Narayana under KVN Productions, is gearing up for a global release on January 9, 2026, just in time for Pongal. This movie holds particular significance as it is set to be the grand finale in Thalapathy Vijay’s illustrious film career before his entry into politics, and also KVN’s first Tamil language production.

‘Jana Nayagan’ also stars Pooja Hegde, Revathi, Bobby Deol, Prakash Raj, Shruti Haasan, and Priyamani.